Election Resources
Here are some links you might want to use this week. The Scout Report (October 28, 2016) Volume 22, Number 42. A special edition of The Scout Report on voting. “While U.S. presidential elections date back to 1789, the practice of voting in such elections has greatly changed as suffrage rights have expanded and new […]
CIA to post millions of CIA declassified documents online
The Central Intelligence Agency said this week that it will post its “CREST” (CIA Records Search Tool) database of more than 11 million pages of historical Agency records that have already been declassified and approved for public release online, making them broadly accessible to all interested users. CIA Will Place Its CREST Database Online by […]
Debunking the Patriot Act as It Turns 15
“The Patriot Act turns 15 today, but that’s nothing to celebrate.” Debunking the Patriot Act as It Turns 15, by Kate Tummarello, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (October 26, 2016). Number 4: Surveillance under the Patriot Act goes far beyond your phone company – Section 215 dramatically expanded the “business records” provision of the Foreign Intelligence […]
Curating Web-Based Information
Our friend Gary Price, who produces the excellent InfoDocket and Full Text Reports, has a new presentation online about selecting and curating and preserving information on the open web. Maximizing Use Of The Open Web by Gary Price, MIT Brown Bag: “Issues in Curating the Open Web at Scale” (September 20, 2016). Much of the […]
EveryCRSReport.com launches. Public cheers. Congressional privilege intact
OMG I am so excited. This morning, Daniel Schuman and the fine folks at DemandProgress announced the launch of EveryCRSReport.com, a new website with 8,200 CRS reports from the Library of Congress’ Congressional Research Service (CRS), and more coming. This is so awesome because CRS reports, written by experts in “Congress’ Think Tank,” have long […]